Summer blockbuster Free! has withdrawn its swimming schoolboy service for yet more emotional bonding between its cast of lithe lads, with the episode devoting a majority of its screen time to fujoshi heartthrobs Haruka and Rin – and naturally delivering copious amounts of fanservice of them both.

This episode was good because Haru and Rin are good characters and have an interesting friendship. There were so many episodes this season that wasted time because some of the characters they featured desperately needed character development. (I know that Makoto is one of the most popular characters in Japan, but it honestly confuses me as to why.)

The animation in this episode was extra amazing. They got some people who actually spoke English for the host family. That's always a win.

It was a good episode, especially if you're from Sydney and are able to recognize all the places they visit. No one can ever accuse KyoAni of not doing their research.
Also, actual english and not hilaribad engrish, that was nice.

Where was there hilaribad engrish..? Rin was speaking english, but he sounded like a highschool boy who learned english as a second language -should- sound.
Bad engrish in anime stands out when the character is supposed to be a native speaker.